Tire-cleat.



J. H. THESIER.

TIRE CLEAT.

APPLICATION FILED o'cT. 2|, I914.

1 ,274,2 1 1. Patented July 30, 1918.

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mcuonms PEYERS ca.. PNOmLI'rHm, WASMINuIun. IA

JOSEPH n. un s an, or SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

TIRE-CLEA'I. 7

Specification of Letters Patent. PatentediJul y 30, 1.918;

' Appiieation ai aecteb r 21, 914. serialn eemza v To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn H. THesmR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the countyof 'Onondagja'and State of New York,haye in ented a c ertaln new and useful Tire-Cleat, of which the following is a specification. 1

Th's'in entionhas for its object a particularly simpleand .efiic ient tire cleat es pecially applicable for heayy motor ehicles as trucks, and the like, and one of the principal features thereof is a particularly simple and efiicient construction whereby the cross piece can be remoyed or placed position. 4

Indescribing this inyention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, injvhich like character s designate corresponding parts al the "ieWsT i V Figured is an elevation of a preferable form of this tire cl'eat', the contiguous portions of a heel. with its tire being indicated in section in dotted li fiS. i

' Fig. 2'i 's plan iew of the body of the tire cleat. 4 i This inyention comprises generally a body for attachment to the body of. a wheel, and a cross piece for extending across the tire of thewheel and having means its opposite ends which are "substantially rigid therewith. with respect to radial movement connected to the eleat body to yield radially. Th dy sh' re shown s mpose o a main niem ber l anda clamping member 2, hinged 'at 3thereto, said'members being shaped toengage the spoke-4 of a :Wh eelbetween'theni, the, main member 1 having an eye 5 'associated therewith'iatone end, and.. tl1e members haying lapping portions 6, 7, at itsother endfthe eye 5 and the lapping portions fi, 7 being located en opposite'sides of tlie, Wheel.

The eye 5 is hown provided with a tem 8 e tend g t t u h Ti -l op d p'Q i 9, of the member 1 and as held in position bya nut lO screwing ontliestem 8 within the loop 9. Thehiiige 3 is here shownv as located at theendofthif loop 9.

11 is the cross iece which is a rigid: bar. 12 is an arm vWith the bar 11 and connectedthereto one end a'nd at its other end to the cleatbq dyf 131s an rm or link I 7 p t qn y h sp n 2 d connected to the end of the cleat body V g I A I g I in e o h Prop r p stmeel e h swi hinged at the other vel dlo' f the cross piece opposite to that the arni12 is eonnectedto.

contour as the passage 1%; which head or button moves through said passage when properly positioned, and interlocks or buttons when turned after being passed through said passage. i The link 13 is a hasp hinged to the cross piece 11 by means of interlinked eyes 16', 17

provided respectively on the cross piece 11 and the link 13'; and said link is pro'yided witha slot 18 at its other end for receiying the lapping portions 6; 7 of the cheat body. The slot 18 is long enough to ierniita limited radial movement of th e lin "13, and

the'body 1 is proyided QWith a notch 19 its mner edge with respect to the center of the wheelyinto which the link has a latching. ,actlon, after the slot has been passed over the lapping portions 6; 7. I V

The link 13 may serve to temporarilyhold the members 1, 2 together, but preferably means islprovided forholdi'ng the members 1, 2 of the cleat body permanently clamped "on the spoke 4; said n eans being here shewn as a bolt 20 extending through tliel app ing polrtipns 6, '1 anda nut 21 serexying'on the a o f'the eross'pieee,'which means is slidably 22 1s a spr ng persons 6', ,7 of the cleat b dj, 'hay ng a bearing :24Iatf its other end, movable on a rod 25 rising from the main mein'ber'l of B ssed i k n m mb f o .latch for holding the Iink1 3 from deta clithe body. A springI2G is i iterposedf betvyeen the bearing'24: and the eleat Y thespring tendin'gto press the bearing 243' I against a nut 27 onthe end ofthe r0d25' and r i to hold the Slotted endthereof engagedWii-h the cleat body.

The latch 22 is designedtjo oyerl'ieaportionof the hasp link 13ftlie body is formed "With a notch 28 located the ontenside thereof With respect to the centergofjtheheel and laterally tothe, outersiide .01 the .7

.p si oc upi d by h n 3, andfl li locking'memberf22 has a latching action with this notch. 28 and is held in its latched In operatiomthe cle at body can be add and when once placed in position on the spoke is intended to be permanently attached to the spoke, although it can be readily detached by removing the bolt and nut 20, 21. Any desired number of cleat bodies may be placed on a wheel. When it is necessary to use cleats, the cross pieces 11 with their attaching parts can be taken from the tool box and the arm 12 of each with its head 15 interlocked or buttoned into one of the eyes 5, and when the head 15 is buttoned or interlocked with the eye 5, the hasp link 13 is in position to be passed over the lapping portions 6, 7 of the cleat body. Before the hasp link can be placed over the body, the latch 22 is disengaged from the body by depressing the latch against the act-ion of its spring 26 to disengage said member 22 from the slot 28. lVhen the latch is disengaged, the hasp link 13 is passed over the lapping members 6, 7 of the cleat body so that it latches into the notch 19. The locking member is then engaged with the lapping members 6, 'I of the cleat body.

Should one of the cross pieces break, the part thereof connected to the rod 12 will turn in such direction that the head of the rod 15 will come into the alinement with the eye 10 and the arm 12 and contiguous portion of the cross piece 11 will become detached.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. A tire cleat comprising a body for attachment to the body of the wheel, the cleat body having means at one end formed with a non-circular passage, a cross piece having an angular arm at one end, the free end of the arm being movable through the passage and provided with a non-circular head for moving through the passage and for interlooking with the contiguous part of the body when passed entirely through the passage, and means connecting the other end of the cross piece to the cleat body, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A tire cleat including a body for attachment to the body of the wheel, a cross piece having an angular arm at one end, the cleat body and the arm having means which interlock by a successive endwise and turning movement of the arm and means connecting the other end of the cross piece to the cleat body, substantially as and for the purpose set forth,

3. A tire cleat comprising a body for attachment to the body of a wheel, a cross piece for extending crosswise of the tire, the cross piece having an angular arm rigid therewith at one end and connected at its free end to the cleat body to slide radially, and a link hinged to the other end of the cross piece to move laterally relatively thereto and having a lengthwise slot for receiving a portion of the cleat body, the slot being longer than the dimension of the portion of the cleat body therein for permitting radial sliding movement of the link, and means for locking the link in engagement with the cleat body, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. A tire cleat comprising a body for attachment to the body of the wheel, the cleat body having an eye formed with a noncircular passage, a rigid cross piece for extending across the tire having an angular arm at one end rigid therewith, the free end of the arm being movable through the passage and provided with a head of substantially the same contour as the passage for moving through the same and for interlocking with the contiguous part of the body when passed entirely through the passage, and a means connecting the other end of the cross piece and the cleat body, said means being rigid with the cross piece with respect to radial movement and having an elongated slot for receiving the body, the slot being longer than the dimension of the portion of the cleat body therein, substantially as and for the purpose specified;

5. A tire cleat comprising a body for attachment to the body of a wheel, a cross piece for extending across the tire, the

cross piece having an angular arm at one end, the arm being connected at its free end to the cleat body, a link hinged to the other end of the cross piece and movable into interlocking engagement with the cleat body, the link being in the form of a hasp hinged at one end to the cross piece, and having its other end provided with a slot for receiving the cleat body, and locking means for holding the hasp engaged with the cleat body, and comprising a spring pressed latch carried by the body and having a slot for receiving the cleat body, one end of the latch overlying the hasp link, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. A tire cleat comprising a body-for attachment to the body of a'wheel, a cross piece for extending across the tire, the cross piece having an angular arm at one end, the arm being connected at its free end to the cleat body, and a link at the other end of the cross piece, movable into interlocking engagement with the cleat body, the link being in the form of a hasp hinged at one end to the cross piece, and having its other end provided with a slot for receiving the cleat body, and locking means for holding the hasp engaged with the cleat body, and comprising a spring pressed latch carried by the body and having a slot for receiving the cleat body, one end of the latch overlying the hasp link,the cleat body being formed with V notches in opposite edges thereof, into WlllCll the latch and the link enter, respectively, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

7. A tire cleat comprising a body for attachment to the body of a wheel, the body being formed with a projecting rod rigid therewith, a cross piece for extending across the tire, the cross piece being connected at its opposite ends to the body, said means including a member movable into and out of interlocking engagement with the. cleat body, and means for locking said member engaged with the cleat body comprising a member having a bearing mounted on the rod and movable along the same, and a spring encircling the rod and interposed between the cleat body and said bearing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. A tire cleat comprising a body for attachment to the wheel body, the body comprising a main member and a clamping member hinged thereto and being shaped to engage a spoke of the wheel, the main member being formed with an eye at one end of the body, and said members being formed Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 7

gaging the lapping portions of the body and overlying the link, substantially asand for the purpose described; w

' In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and in the State of New York,

this 23rd day of September, 1914.

JOSEPH H. THESIER. Witnesses:

S. DAVIS, J. H. G LAZIER.

Washington, D. 0. 

